புறநானூறு

causes confusion

they became muddied

became distressed

to be distressed

muddied water, stirred up water

not confused

were ruined

I was distressed

ruined

it gets muddied

a man with a bowl

those with bowls

sapphire

we with liquor bowls

combined, mixed

and jewels

jewels

plough, plow

I was with a musical instrument bag

leaf on which food is served

battling

peacock plume

peacock plume

with clothing

clothing, garment

flowing

like how he was distressed

getting confused

male monkey

even male monkeys

I am an educated man

of a dance arena

Corinda tree, Bengal Currant, Carissa spinarum

in a battlefield

in all the fields

in all the battlefields

with cow sheds

veriyattam ground

with the field workers

to the field workers

ruined in the battle field

ruined in the battlefield, killed in the battlefield

to eat in the battlefield

in the saline land

salty land

in the saline land

saline land

in the saline land

Corinda tree fruits, Bengal Currant fruits, Carissa spinarum

with kala fruits, Corinda tree fruits, Bengal Currant fruits, Carissa spinarum

getting giddy due to drinking alcohol

for the man who is drunk

becomes clay

bull elephant, male elephant

and male elephants, and bull elephants

with a male elephant, with male elephants

by a male elephant, by a bull elephant

those with male elephants, those with bull elephants

you with male elephants, you with bull elephants

like a male elephant

of a male elephant, of male elephants

with male elephants, with a male elephant

weed

to remove

you remove, you shed

they were removed

they removed

like removed

has not removed

removed

a man who removed

may you remove

not removed

not removing

those who remove

Euphorbia Tirucalli

with liquor, with toddy

to get liquor

with liquor

of molucca beans Caesalpinia crista seeds

of the weight of 12 gold coins

and in the fields

getting loose

molucca beans, Caesalpinia crista

with warrior anklets

you wearing warrior anklets

molucca beans, Caesalpinia crista

washed

without washing

the poet Kazhathalaiyar

due to washing

due to washing

widowed women, women who have removed their jewels

to go

removed

due to them slipping down

in the past

they have passed

it has passed

passing away

passed

removing

performing

much, greatly

will not pass

and the backwaters

with the stem of a shield

washed

with eagles

tall platform

donkey

involved, mixed

ways to remove

to wash

bamboo

in bamboo

shield

on a tree branch

to take

yak

may they seize

surrounded

surrounding

with elephant food

elephant food

generous hand of a donor, charitable hand of a donor

enclosing

upside down, to bend

attaining beauty, becoming beautiful

attained beauty

you are beautiful

Indian coral tree, Erythrina indica

and turning upside down

bent

bent, bending

when it capsized, when it turned upside down

bell that is bent down

Kavuriyar, the Pandiyan kings

with cheeks

a man with sideburns on his cheeks

cheek

embraced

and biting

tender sesame pods

dried

grove

let us protect

crow

and crows

portia tree, Thespesia populnea

pickle, rice gruel

with intelligence

of the nature

of the forest

in the forest

you showed

and showing

with debris from the forest

I will not see

seen

not seeing

you look

if seen

when seeing

to be seen

seeing

may it be seen

let us see

they will see

you will see

to see

seeing

did you see

we will see

lovely to see

worthy to see

whenever seen

whenever seen

like seeing

to see

those who see

beautifully

malabar glory lily blossoms

of the forest

with jungle fowl, Gallus soneratii

forest dwellers

Kanapper, today’s Kalaiyarkoyil town

forest dwellers

jungle fowl, Gallus sonneratii

like emitting

emitted

those who take care

oh protector

you are protecting

protection

those who protect

love

beautiful

a man who desires

of coral stems

with unripe fruits

and space

curried dish

even when dry

fruit

becoming tired

yielded mature grains

heating

poison

karai shrubs with thorns, Canthium parviflorum

with the wind

with legs

of that time

are on the legs

and the god of death, and Kootruvan

the god of death, Kootruvan

time

with the feet

foot prints

the hero of the wasteland

for the young man

and the young man

clothing

with shaft

Oh lord who protects lives

guard

guard

from protection

to wait

without protecting

we carry on shoulder poles

with groves

Kaveri river, Kaviri river

in the grove

grove

in all the groves

even if it is there

lies dead

lying in bed

with the place

in a moat

and in the moat

you are there

was there, were there

those who had died

fallen down

placed

if there

sola pith plant, Aeschynomene aspera

like wells

a kind of drum

you who is a kinai drummer

to beat the kinai drum

to a female drummer

a male kinai drummer

a female kinai drummer

we are kinai drummers

with a kinai drum

oh kinai drummer

kinai drummer

anklets

dug

uttering

we will tell

to tell

to be bright

like rising up

parrot

we are his relative

dug up

when digging up

we are friends

are you related

with relatives

with relatives

Killi, a title for Chozha kings

Killivalavan, a Chozha king

tubers, yams

with tubers, with yams

right, privilege

a man with rights

right, privilege

a man with rights, an older brother

oh lord

a man with rights

the man with rights

a man with rights

oh woman with rights

oh lord

torn

torn

torn

have been torn

is torn

tearing

to break

what is below

the lower group, the lower section

like kuchu grass

elephant